The " Come Taste the Band" album with 🎸 Guitarist Tommy Bolin replaced Blackmore for their last of the 70's ? If not check " Dealer" . Let me know you're thoughts ! I love Bolin and that album is way too overlooked. For me 🔥 start to finish. Not comparing with MKII Purple which I also love. It's just different.
I saw this one twice and the Hughes/Coverdale/Bolin lineup once. I absolutely agree with you but they were both amazing and I could listen to them all day long. I had been listening to Trapeze and Tommy Bolin so I knew what I was getting there but what a surprise the unknown David Coverdale turned out to be!
From what I understand they weren’t into drugs. Just alcohol which is in and of itself a drug. Only Glover liked to smoke weed. Gillan said in an interview that he didn’t smoke his first joint until he was 38.
This album Made In Japan came out in the U.S. in 1973 when I was a junior in high school. I played this to death on every medium available. Album, 8 track, reel to reel. It's a rock and roll classic!!!
Yeah me too this was the very first deep purple album that I ever purchased in cassette form and used to play it non-stop in my car!! Sounds like we're about the same age, I was a junior in 73 also!! As somebody else said the Allman Brothers live album also was another one that I played a lot along with Grand Funk live!!
I don't know if you like Sci Fi but Amazon has a series The Expanse. Season 3 Episode 7 features a cover. It gave me chills to hear it! Born in 60 I had to grow into Deep Purple a bit but My Woman From Tokyo caught me up early!
Ian Gillan is one of the best vocalists of all time. You should really try to listen to Strange Kind Of Woman from Made In Japan. His vocals are incredible not to mention one of the best screams in rock history.
To hear Ian Gillan's best screams ever you should listen to the end of the "Strange Kind of Woman" track on Made in Japan. He duets with Richie on guitar and it is phenomenal.
The song behind 10,000 speeding tickets! The day I bought my first guitar, I found a radio station that night the was only playing Deep Purple over night. I air-guitared (WITH a guitar) the hell out of that stuff. That set me down the Purple path for a few years.
I remember hearing Made In Japan for the first time one night. We had all the lights off and had it on full blast. I can't remember what I was on, but what a night.
Everyone in this band was an absolute Beast for the time. Ian Pace was one of the greatest Rock and Roll Drummers to hit a stage. Before the days of great drummers like Neil Peart, Mike Portnoy, Mike Mangini and Joey Jordison, there was Ian Pace, John Bonham, Dino Donelli, Mitch Mitchell and Don Brewer. They were my early heroes.
The video editing in general sucks back then, every so often you get a band shot but much of the time focus on members who are not being featured, what the Hell were they thinking of? I could have done a better job, LOL! At least we have some video evidence of them performing. Cal Jam 74 is much better camera work.
This footage is from another show in Denmark. But! The danish TV people indeed DID film it quite poorly. My theory is, they just didn't know who does what sounds in a rockband... maybe older semesters....
Blackmore was a hard guy to work for. He was a perfectionist and demanded that of others. The Deep Purple guys all adopted and adhered to that work ethic and so fit together like a glove.
Guys, you've got to do "Smoke On the Water" from Made in Japan. It is the quintessential version of the song, but for some reason nobody ever reacts to it. It's absolutely S tier.
This is so "S" you'd be hissing! It's Deep Purple - nothing more needs to be said. First heard them as a child and I think my brain exploded ... wow! I just sat there with my mouth hanging open. Beyond awesome!
The best live recording of one of the best hard rock songs ever. The studio version is great, but this elevates it to another level. This performance is on the bleeding edge of control - amazing. The whole band totally smokes. It doesn't get much better than this.
The video is from a different show in Copenhagen also from 1972. It was released on DVD. Also, regarding the "I'm a highway star" vocal part, the higher part IS the harmony while the lower part is the main melody. That's why Ian stayed with the lower part.
Ian talked quite often about how he used his vocal range in concert. He saved the highest notes for "Sweet Child in Time" which they performed in most shows(he couldn't do it every night). Listen to the live version...you'll understand.
To me Made In Japan is THE greatest live rock album of all time. Period. The musicianship, the explosive energy, the improvisation, the song quality and the virtuoso performances of five musicians at the peak of their power put this live rock album on top of all others.
When Deep Purple first appeared, they were so unique. Everyone said "Wait! What? Who's that!?!?" They are a classic head banger band. Great song. Car, girl and head....what else do you need?
I wonder if you're familiar w DP's '60s work? Specifically, 'THE BOOK OF TALIESYN'... similar sound sonically, but completely different vibe. It was, loosely, a concept album, based on the legend of King Arthur- according to some legends, Taliesyn was a Welsh wizard/mystic & advisor to the king. Most of the songs contain references to the kingdom, & there's an overlay of mysticism! I recommend 'Listen, Learn, Read On' to start! (BTW, the album is very 'weed-friendly'- LOL!)
Ian Gillan absolutely could do it. From this same show check out Strange Kind of Woman for some classic Gillan vocal gymnastics. He matches note for note with Richie Blackmore's guitar and holds a scream for way longer than humanly possible. Great reaction-again.
The sound is from Made in Japan, but if I'm not mistaken the footage is from a concert in Copenhagen (maybe the same one Lars Ulrich says he was at?). You should be able to find the whole CPH concert somewhere, it's great!
Me singing this at the top of my lungs in my silver '91 Eagle Talon, flyin' down the highway; one of my best memories. I "raced it to the ground". Thanks A & A, let's get more Deep Purple on!
I saw Tull, front row back in the late 1970s...you're right Ian is one of the best showmen in rock history. The whole band, actually. Side note: Did you know Ian, who never smoked, has lung cancer & his doctor says it's from performing surrounded by smoke machines onstage for all those years. He hated the smoke but promoters, managers etc insisted it looked "cool" so Ian gave in. Apparently he's not exactly dying of the cancer but what a thing to live with, huh?
So often in old videos, for some reason the cameraman or the director has no idea who is playing the solo. I wish you do ‘Woman from Tokyo’ by Deep Purple. Great scream by Gillian on that song. Just a great song overall.
This album was recorded over 3 nights in Japan - no overdubs - the album is reckoned to be one of the best live albums of all time. This was the show opener- as a singer myself you try not to overstrain at the start of a concert - you need to warm up the vocal cords - later in the show Gillan hits the highs. As Gillan states Purple were (and still are) an instrumental band with added vocals.
Certainly an S tier for me, such an intense groove, I don’t know how loud you guys listen but for me this is in the walls shaking end of volume, kinda up there with Jesus Christ Pose
OMG. Junior high school days. One of our upper classmen drove us youngers to school in his Camaro. This was one of his 8-tracks. We listened to it a LOT! First time I've seen this live performance. Gotta say, he doesn't look like he's working hard at all. What an epic voice. Great stuff, guys.
Thank you for doing Deep Purple! Ian Gillan has said that he was a bit ill in his throat during the Japan shows on the tour. He also was doing "Child in time" right after "Highway Star". I guess both are good reasons why he wouldn't go to extremes on the first song.
There is no video from the Made in Japan album so they synced the music to the video from when they played in Denmark. The audio from the M. I. J. is the best! Check out "Strange Kind of Woman" next, as you have not done that song yet, and is has a part where the vocals and guitar do a duel!
In the Made in Japan tour, Gillian and Blackmore weren't talking, they traveled in separate cars and had separate sound checks. Also, the Made in Japan album was released as recorded, there weren't any studio overdubs. One of my favorite live albums.
WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG? When I was a kid we used to air guitar air drum air keyboard this song over and over again. And THIS version. Possibly the greatest live album of all time
"Made in Japan" is one of the greatest rock live albums. Also great are in my opinion "Rainbow" - "Rainbow On Stage", "Thin Lizzy" - "Live & Dangerous", "Led Zeppelin" - "The Song Remains The Same", "UFO" - "Strangers In The Night",.... Enjoy!
Made in Japan is my #1 and UFO Strangers in the Night is my #2. There’s a gap between them and my next group of live albums, which include Mott the Hoople Live, Grand Funk Live, David Bowie Live from the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium 10-20-1972.
Like the fact you chose to play the live video, it really adds to the experience. Getting to watch Ritchie, Jon, Roger and the two Ian's do their thing is so much fun. And, of course, "Highway Star" is one of Deep Purple's BEST songs, so much energy. Mark II DP rules!
Gillan was actually sick during the recording of the Japan concerts. Still you would not notice it theoughout the concert and in fact he always sang the highway star this way after it was released. He would definitely be able to sing it higher if he chose so…
I got that album when I was young, 70,s it catapulted me into another dimension 😂..thank you God..and yes I was at perfect strangers tour in Toronto...phenomenal
Brilliant fellas no interruptions and a complete understanding of the music in it entirety, I was 14 years old when this show rolled into town, Glasgow Apollo Theatre1972 life has never been the same, it was that special.
If you really want the high notes from Ian Gillan , then you need to check out , Strange Kind Of Woman , live from 1972 . Ian and Ritchie go back and forth with high notes . You will like !
The footage from this show is from Copenhagen with the audio from Made In Japan. The Copenhagen show has versions of The Mule and Space Truckin that are unbelievable.
This album has a reputation as being one of, if not the, greatest live album of all time for a reason.....it's f**king awesome! Recording wise, performance wise, atmosphere wise.....just brilliant. I have a Japanese pressing of this LP but it is titled "Live In Japan" for obvious reasons.....as the LP is literally made in Japan.😄 Stunning sound quality! Andy's right about the footage....there's too many Westerners (Americans or English?) in the audience for a concert in Japan!😉
I remember back in the day this was considered to be "heavy metal", now it's just thought of as rock n roll. Good to see you guys doing reactions to live performances again. 😁🤘✌️
